The first test of the new government's popularity may come next year in upper house elections in Japan.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

It was the first growth in Japan's economy in fifteen months.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

Kazuo Inamori described himself as an amateur in the aviation industry on Monday, in his first news conference as Japan Airline's chairman.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Poverty is not first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

From Japan,Mr.Obama will travel to Singapore for his first gathering of Pacific Rim leaders.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The title came in the first year of the Yankees' new Japan's Hideki Matsui was voted the Series' Most Valuable Player after he hit 615 with three home runs and eight runs batted in (RBI), including a World Series record-tying 6-RBI performance in Game 6.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24